I was given
this tandem 2 years ago in a terrible state by
its second owner Mr Frank Blackbond. He and his wife had used
it
extensively for touring although it had been built origionally as a
racing tandem for a member of the Yorkshire R.C.(unfortunately name
unknown). A fire in the cellar at Ingleby Rd (where the
frames
were built by either Jonny Mapplebeck or Graham Saunders) meant that
all the records from the days of Whittaker & Mapplebeck and
Pennine
Cycles were destroyed. Graham Saunders tells me that as far as he is
aware only 6 tandem frame were ever built from 1946 onwards and were
always to customers specification. He is almost certain that he built
this one in 1963.

Two
views of rear seat cluster with detail of nautical topeye decoration -
unusual in that these are usually of Alpine views.
Note also Pennine lug lining around the top edge of the lugs

Tandem drive with
two Stronglight.TA chainsets and Cyclo tensioner to take up chain slack.Some other tandems were
built with an eccentric bottom bracket to take care of this.